{"id":1327,"date":"2009-10-11T21:48:30","date_gmt":"2009-10-11T12:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2009-10-11\/1327"},"modified":"2009-10-12T09:58:50","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T00:58:50","slug":"shabu-shabu-at-kyotos-moritaya-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2009-10-11\/1327","title":{"rendered":"Sukiyaki at Kyoto&#8217;s Moritaya Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class='resize_warning' id='arw1327'>\n<b>NOTE<\/b>: Images with an <img class='raw' width='19' height='18' src='\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif'\/> icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"023910\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_023910.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_023910_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Appetizer Moritaya Restaurant Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i023910\"\ntitle=\"Appetizer Moritaya Restaurant Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 3200 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_023910.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_023910.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Appetizer<\/span>\n<br\/><b>Moritaya Restaurant<\/b>\n<br\/>Kyoto, Japan\n<\/div>\n\n<p>As I <a href=\"\/blog\/2009-10-10\/1326#023909\"\nclass='quiet'>mentioned in yesterday's post<\/a>, we took Fumie's folks out\nfor their 35th wedding anniversary, to\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moritaya-net.com\/restaurant\/honten.html\" class='quiet'>Moritaya<\/a> (\u30e2\u30ea\u30bf\u5c4b)\nfor <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sukiyaki\" class='quiet'><i>sukiyaki<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"023913\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_023913.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_023913_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Preparation waitress\/cook prepares raw egg for later dipping cooked meat and veggies -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i023913\"\ntitle=\"Preparation waitress\/cook prepares raw egg for later dipping cooked meat and veggies -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>60 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_023913.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_023913.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Preparation<\/span>\n<br\/>waitress\/cook prepares raw egg for later dipping cooked meat and veggies\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"023918\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_023918.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_023918_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Getting Started -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i023918\"\ntitle=\"Getting Started -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 15 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 4500 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_023918.jpg\">map &amp; 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<sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 5000 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_023921.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_023921.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Offering <span class='nobr'>a Taste<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"023927\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_023927.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_023927_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"The Scene -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i023927\"\ntitle=\"The Scene -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4, ISO 5600 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_023927.jpg\">map &amp; 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image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_023956.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Sugar for the Second Course<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"023959\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_023959.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_023959_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"&amp;#8220;More, Please&amp;#8221; -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i023959\"\ntitle=\"&amp;#8220;More, Please&amp;#8221; -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 40 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 3600 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_023959.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_023959.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>&#8220;More, Please&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"023998\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_023998.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_023998_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Dessert -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i023998\"\ntitle=\"Dessert -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 3600 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_023998.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_023998.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Dessert<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='ic'><a name=\"024004\" href=\"\/i\/JF7_024004.jpg\"\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF7_024004_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"655\"\nalt=\"Happy Tummies -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i024004\"\ntitle=\"Happy Tummies -- Moritaya Restaurant -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2009 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 35 mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 2500 &mdash;\n<a href=\"\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF7_024004.jpg\">map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF7_024004.jpg\">nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Happy Tummies<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in yesterday's post, we took Fumie's folks out for their 35th wedding anniversary, to Moritaya (\u30e2\u30ea\u30bf\u5c4b) for sukiyaki.<\/p> <p>Sukiyaki involves cooking fresh veggies and meat right at the table, with a bit of sauce and water. 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